David Letterman Retirement Announcement Earns Top Rating Since 2012

David Letterman‘s retirement announcement episode on Thursday earned the “Late Show” its top local rating since October 2012.

It also provided a strong victory for the CBS late-night talk show over the competition. Letterman scored a 3.2 rating/8 share according to the preliminary overnight metric, while “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” and “Jimmy Kimmel Live” each received a 2.4/6.